Author: MJ Kneiser

Six Franklin County children have received a special Christmas gift this year – all six were adopted by one couple. All six, who have been in the foster system for over 900 days, were formally adopted by the Whidby’s Thursday. The adoptions took place Thursday morning in Franklin County Juvenile Court in Carnesville. Angela Whidby and her husband Steve adopted […]

Hartwell’s Main Street Program is being honored by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The program has been selected as the January 2020 Georgia Main Street Program of the Month. Hartwell Main Street Executive Director Jason Ford calls it an incredible honor. He tells WLHR News there are 118 Main Street Communities in Georgia that the DCA had to choose […]

Three Georgia State Senators have pre-filed a resolution condemning Congressional Democrats and their impeachment of President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Sen. Steve Gooch, a Republican from Dahlonega pre-filed condemning the Congress of the United States for their impeachment proceedings against the President. Georgia Senate Resolution LC 112 0167 was pre-filed by Republican State Senators Steve Gooch of Dahlonega, John Wilkinson […]

Georgia’s unemployment rate hit a historic low in November even as the state set records for employment, jobs and work force. The series of records in November add up to one of the best months in state history, said Butler. “I can’t recall us ever having a better month, and I’ve talked to people who’ve been around a lot longer […]

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is joining state and local law enforcement in warning drivers to avoid the risk of going to jail during the holidays by making the right decision to not drink and drive. Georgia is once again participating in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s annual Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over campaign that started December […]